The Committee on Regional Studies in East Asia at Harvard University of Cambridge, Massachusetts, offers a master's degree with a concentration in Japanese. Home to award-winning faculty with over 47 current and former Nobel Laureates plus alumni with honors and awards, including heads-of-state, Harvard provides a prestigious base of instruction. The Committee also offers an extensive history, dating back fifty years, of East Asian studies that also includes the Harvard East Asia Society, bringing speakers to students and the Harvard community, including an annual academic seminar.
The Council on East Asian Studies at Yale University of New Haven, Connecticut, offers a master's program with concentrated study of the people, history, culture, society, politics and economies of nations, including Japan. Yale is respected as a world leader in scholarship and research, with award-winning faculty, students and alumni, including Nobel Laureates, Purlitzer Prize holders and heads-of-state. The program includes a long-standing emphasis on East Asia, with the first Chinese student in 1850. The Council also provides extensive resources, such as the East Asia Library, one of the oldest and largest collections outside of East Asia, in addition to the Asian Art Collection, and joint endeavors with other institutions, regionally and internationally.
The University of California at Berkeley offers master's and doctoral-level programs in East Asian languages and cultures, including Japanese. UC Berkeley is a world-class research institution with multiple awards by faculty, such as Fulbright Scholars, Poet Laureates, Nobel Laureates and Pulitzer Prize holders, providing an impressive array of faculty talent and leadership. The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures dates to 1972, one of the first in the United States, playing host to renowned modern scholars of Japanese linguistics, literature and culture.
The International Institute of the University of California at Los Angeles offers a master's degree in East Asian Studies as an interdisciplinary program, leading to a broad understanding of an individual East Asian culture, such as Japanese. UCLA offers extensive resources and challenges to students of Japanese culture. The intent of the Institute is to create global leaders, citizens and problem solvers through innovation in teaching, research and engagement, with over 400 faculty and 10 degree programs, including over 200 students studying abroad in over 30 countries, providing a strong research and cultural base for the study of Japanese.